Directly to the east of Potchefstroom lies an area
of short-grass “prairie” and rock outcroppings that, while similar in appearance
to the Potchefstroom area, is home to many unique species found nowhere else in
the country. The ponderous notes of the Blue Crane, South Africa’s national
bird, begin the movement, but the tempo is quickly picked up by the winnowing of
the African Snipe and the melodic lines of the endemic Bush Blackcap. The
plaintive cries of the Red-winged Francolin are a recurring theme, as well as
the staccato notes of the Ground Woodpecker. The movement ends with the motif
of the Orange-throated Longclaw.